Archive for June 6th, 2006

The Loathsome Paul Larudee

* See updates below *

The ISM lament Israel’s barring of peaceful piano tuner, Dr Paul Larudee.

“This is something small I can do to make life under occupation just a little more bearable for people, so I do it.”
Paul Larudee, Ph.D, a 60-year-old piano tuner from El Cerrito, California travels with the tools of his trade [...]

What Are They Doing?

 
a) “The wheels on the bus go round and round.”
b) On the set of the underground movie Palestinian Police Gone Wild.
c) The Palestinian synchronized swimming team practice for the upcoming world championships.
 
And the answer is: who on Earth knows.

A Bit Late for That

Ynetnews reports on Mahmoud Abbas’ referendum initiative.

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told representatives of factions in the dialogue committee late Monday that he intends to announce a referendum on the prisoners’ plan to establish a Palestinian nation next to Israel on the 1967 borders, thus recognizing the existence of the Zionist state, after negotiations with [...]